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News Madden NFL 12, Need For Speed: Shift PlayStation Portable Bundles Announced For North America
If you're still in the market for a PlayStation Portable (and we're not sure how many of you that is) -- Sony's got your back
It's announced a brand-new bundle on the PlayStation Blog, featuring copies of Madden NFL 12 and Need For Speed: Shift, in addition to a 2GB memory stick. For the $159.99 asking-price, it's a decent bundle — especially if...
News Sony Confirms Live Stream Of GamesCom Press Conference In PlayStation Home
GamesCom is usually an odd event
Despite housing announcements on par with E3 — the PlayStation 3 Slim for example — SCEE's never quite got round to setting up a reasonable live stream for the event. Perhaps finally realising that its fans do genuinely care about press conferences, the company has announced that its GamesCom presser will be...
News Sony And LG Are No Longer At Loggerheads Over Patents
Cast your minds back to March and you might remember that Sony and LG were not getting along
In fact, LG even halted a shipment of PlayStation 3 consoles, claiming a patent dispute in Sony's Blu-ray technology. According to a report on Reuters, the two companies have now kissed and made up, signing a cross-licensing deal. Hopefully this puts a stop...
News Sony To Replace Injured Man's Stolen PlayStation Portable
Sony's pledged to replace the PlayStation Portable stolen from an injured man during this week's riots across England
Footage — which has since gone viral — showed an injured young man being helped to his feet by thugs, before having his possessions ruthlessly removed from his rucksack. The man — who's since been identified as Ashraf Haziq, a...
News Insomniac Release Documentary Detailing Resistance 3's Motion Capture Process
Insomniac's publicly released a short behind-the-scenes documentary detailing Resistance 3's motion capture process
The footage first debuted at Comic-Con, but is now available for everybody to watch. It's worth a watch if you're curious about the creation of cut-scenes in games. We're suckers for these behind-the-scenes documentary videos, so this...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Offline Again Tomorrow Evening
Just heads up: Sony's announced that the PlayStation Network will be going through another bout of scheduled maintenance from 16:05PM BST tomorrow (Thursday 11th) through to 02:00AM BST (Friday 12th)
During which time you'll be unable to access the PlayStation Store and Account Management. You'll still be able to play online if you sign into the...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Dazzles On PlayStation 3
Not content with showing off the openings of Sony's Team ICO Collection, IGN's also got the first six minutes of God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta running on PlayStation 3
The PSP remaster is part of Sony's upcoming God Of War Origins Collection (known as God Of War Collection Volume 2 in Europe) and includes updated versions of prequels God Of War:...
News Oh Go On Then: Let's Watch A Bit Of ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus In HD
IGN's gone live with some new footage of the upcoming ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection
The remastered package brings Fumito Ueda's PlayStation 2 classics into high-definition with 3D support. Check the footage out after the jump. The collection is due out at the end of September. [object removed]
News Sony: Some Players Spend Thousands Of Pounds On SingStar
We've only ever wanted to buy one song from SingStar's in-game DLC store: Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean
That makes us lightweights. According to a report on Eurogamer, there are several players that own more than 900 SingStar tracks. That roughly equates to about £1,000 worth of content. Similarly, Sony noted that there are hundreds of players...
News Sony Announces PlayStation 3 Firmware Update 3.70
If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, then Sony's got some neat new goodies heading your way as part of today's scheduled firmware update
Firmware 3.70 will unlock the ability for automatic trophy syncing as well as automatic save uploads to the cloud. When playing a game you'll be asked if you want to automatically upload saves for it and,...
News Splinter Cell Trilogy Launches Tomorrow On European PlayStation Network
Ubisoft's confirmed that the oft-delayed Splinter Cell Trilogy collection will launch on the European PlayStation Store from tomorrow
The release — which will launch on Blu-ray at a later date — comprises of HD upgrades of Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. As a bundle, the games will set you back...
News Resistance 3 Multiplayer Takes Us To Alice Springs, Australia
One of our favourite things about Resistance 3's multiplayer is the way it takes you all around the world
While the campaign is set in North America, the multiplayer is set in other areas of the world — giving a glimpse of human's struggle against the Chimeran forces across the globe. Insomniac's already revealed maps set in Wales, Africa and...
News Sony Warehouse Set Alight, Likely To Impact Distribution [Updated]
Sony, as a company, can't seem to catch a break it seems
The latest disaster to strike the company has left its British distribution warehouse ablaze, as rioters in London once again took to the streets overnight. According to Reuters, the three-storey centre was set-alight late on Monday night. "There will likely be some impact on...
News Starhawk's Space Gameplay To Debut At GamesCom
Ever since Starhawk was announced, we've all been waiting patiently to see the game's space combat
According to senior producer Harvard Bonin, we'll get our first glimpse of that at this month's GamesCom event in Germany. "Were going to be rolling out our Space level at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany on August 17th," he said. "I...
News You're Never Going To Guess What SingStar: Back To The 80s Is All About
Seriously
Any clue what SingStar: Back To The 80s might be about? It's not hard really. Do you give up? Ok we'll tell you: it's a brand new SingStar game comprising 80s songs. How did you not get that? There'll be 30 songs included on the new Blu-ray title, including... Well, we don't know yet because Sony's yet to announce the full roster but if we...
News David Jaffe Chats About Twisted Metal's Delay
Twisted Metal's no longer releasing in October
The game's due out in "early 2012" now. Part of the reason for the delay is because David Jaffe and his Eat Sleep Play team want to ensure Twisted Metal is the best game it possibly can be. The extra months are really needed for polish and we feel we need more than four to six weeks of...
News DC Universe Online Switches To MegaServers From Tomorrow
Sony Online Entertainment will merge DC Universe Online's servers into "MegaServers" from tomorrow, the company has announced
This will combine the MMOs current 26 server roster into just four, hopefully making the game feel much more populated and opening up some nifty features. Players will be able to easily switch between PvP and PvE gameplay...
News Edited Heavy Rain To Get European Re-Release
European ratings board PEGI has published an evaluation for Heavy Rain Edition Modifiee, a supposedly toned down version of Quantic Dream's crime-drama epic
The original game carried a PEGI 18 rating, but Edition Modifiee has been awarded a PEGI 16 score. It's unknown what content has been cut, but the PEGI rating mentions an August 3rd release date...
News Sony Announces PlayStation Network PLAY Initiative
Sony's announced a contender to Microsoft's highly successful Summer Of Arcade initiative
The promotion, dubbed PlayStation Network PLAY, is an annual program designed to highlight the very best PSN content. Similar to Summer Of Arcade, PLAY will feature four titles with a fifth given away free (assuming you buy all four titles). There are...
News Twisted Metal Misses October Release Date, Jaffe Focusing On Polish & Love
In an extremely earnest post on the PlayStation Blog, Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe has revealed that Twisted Metal will not hit its October release date
Jaffe's reason was as candid as ever, the game is "just not ready yet". The game will instead launch in "early 2012". As disappointing as the news is, it's really hard to be...
News Casting For The Tester 3 Begins, Ups The Stakes
The Tester has gone from strength-to-strength since its debut a couple of years ago
SCEA's foray into the world of reality TV has been a surprisingly successful endeavour, driving audiences exclusively through the PlayStation Network and promising winning contestants a job in Sony's QA department. The Tester 3 is seriously upping the stakes though...
News ICO: Castle In The Mist Novel Releases This Month
ICO is widely considered to be one of the best video games of all time
Fumito Ueda's PlayStation 2 classic is a banner release, set to get a PS3 make-over next month. So of course, such an important release requires a novel. ICO: The Castle Of Mist is due out on August 13th via Viz Media. "A boy with horns, marked for death. A girl who sleeps...
News Sony To Announce PlayStation Vita's Release Date At TGS
Have we all got over the bitter disappointment of yesterday? Yeah, we haven't either
There's a trickle of good news coming out of SCEJ president Hiroshi Kawano's blog this morning though. The exec confirmed that the release date of the PlayStation Vita will be announced at TGS next month. We're assuming that'll be the Japanese launch, but hey, it...
News Heads-Up: Resistance 3 Has Gone Gold
After more than three years in development, Insomniac has announced that Resistance 3 has gone gold in time for its early September release
That means copies of the game are being pressed at manufacturing plants around the world as we type. The good news is that Insomniac's work is not done. Community manager James Stevenson noted on the PlayStation...
We always knew it was a likely scenario, but we chose to believe otherwise
Sony never officially said the PlayStation Vita would get a worldwide launch this year, only ever really committing to a Japanese launch. "Phased global rollout" was the textbook buzzword Sony used. But we believed because it made sense. How could Sony not put the...
News Evidence Of David Cage's Next Endeavour Surface
Quantic Dream's working on a title called Infraworld
At least that's the implication of a new trademark filed by SCEE and picked up by video game super-sleuth Superannuation. The trademark was filed by SCEE in the US on May 17th and pertains to the name Infraworld, a project Quantic Dream has long been associated with. The title was believed to be...
Breaking PlayStation Vita Not Launching In US Or Europe Until 2012
Sony Computer Entertainment gaffer Kaz Hirai has just confirmed that PlayStation Vita will not launch until 2012 in the US or Europe
Japan will get the device before the year is out. The news comes via an Associated Press report on MSN Money, which states that the anticipated device "won't be going on sale in the US or Europe in time for...
News Bloody Hell, This New Resistance 3 Trailer's A Bit Exciting
We haven't really seen much of Resistance 3's story thus far
Yes, we know Capelli will feature as the game's protagonist, and that he's now married, but other than that we've only really seen gameplay slices from Insomniac's upcoming alternate-history first-person shooter. But this latest trailer uploaded by IGN details the back-story to Resistance...
News PlayStation Vita Clears FCC Testing
Well, at least you guys in the US have something to be pleased about
After this morning's rumours that PlayStation Vita might be delayed in Europe, Engadget's reporting that the device has passed FCC clearance in North America. Engadget explains that this "is widely regarded as the final step before a consumer electronics device is shipped to...
News Scribble Shooter Launches In PlayStation Home
As PlayStation Home continues to push into a more gaming oriented direction, Sony's announced that it's launching Scribble Shooter this week
Scribble Shooter is a retro sh'mup with hand drawn artwork and tons of unlockable items and rewards. In addition to Scribble Shooter, GAME's launching top-down arcade shooter Savage Cosmos in the Moonbase...
Rumour PlayStation Vita Not Releasing Before 2012 In Europe
It's the news we've all been dreading, especially after we've had so many indications pointing towards a 2011 release, but NowGamer's citing retail sources that state the PlayStation Vita will not launch in Europe before 2011 is out
Only last week we got a retail flier indicating that Vita could launch on October 28th, but we stated at the time that...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PSN Scheduled Maintenance Kicks Off Again Tomorrow
Sony's announced that the PlayStation Network will be undergoing maintenance starting Thursday 4th August from 16:00PM BST through to 03:00AM BST Friday morning
During which time you'll be unable to access Account Management, the PlayStation Store and PlayStation Home. Online game titles may also be affected, Sony's noted. Those signed into the...
News Sucker Punch: Sony Purchase Won't Change Daily Operations
Sony may have bought inFamous developer Sucker Punch, but it's unlikely to have much of a change on the daily operations at the studio
Having worked closely with the PlayStation platform holder for over ten years, it's back to business as usual for Sucker Punch now that the deal has been made public. I dont think it will have much of an effect...
News And Here's Your Tekken Hybrid Boxart...
Little bit small...
.. Albeit in shoddy low resolution, but you totally get the idea right? Tekken Hybrid is a PlayStation 3 exclusive game plus movie bundle, that features Tekken Tag Tournament HD, CG movie Tekken: Blood Vengeance and a demo for the upcoming Tekken Tag Tournament 2. It does that blue/red gradient thing that virtually every other...
News Sony: PlayStation Vita Can Be Used As A PlayStation 3 Controller
Sony's revealed that the PlayStation Vita can work as a controller for the PlayStation 3, potentially matching the capabilities showcased in Nintendo's new Wii-U system
Sony explained the potential to Eurogamer at last month's Develop conference. "What could you do with all of this?" Sony R&D boffin Phil Rogers questioned a room...
News Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Trailer Introduces The Villainous El Jefe
Hot off the heels of a showcase at last week's Comic-Con, Sony's released a new cinematic from the upcoming Sanzaru developed Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time
The footage looks suitably Sly Cooper-esque, and the tongue-in-cheek humour is definitely still in tact. Exciting stuff, indeed.
News Sucker Punch Goes First-Party: Sony Acquires inFamous & Sly Cooper Developer
Wow
What a story to wake up to on a dreary (but strangely humid) Tuesday morning. Sony has announced that it's acquired Sly Cooper and inFamous developer Sucker Punch, adding them to the platform holder's enormous roster of first-party developers. Sucker Punch are actually the 16th development house to join Sony's Worldwide Studios, and will develop...
News SCE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida To Keynote At TGS
This year's Tokyo Game Show will host keynote speeches from SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, in addition to Square Enix's CEO Yoichi Wada
Wada's keynote will focus on the "Essence Of Game Industry Revolution", while Yoshida will introduce the PlayStation Vita. Yoshida's speech in particular promises to shed more light on the...
News Sony Confirms Emulated International PSone Classics For Europe
Visit the European PlayStation Blog at any point in the week and you'll no doubt spot a large number of people moaning in the comments
Often these complaints stem from the lack of quality PSone re-releases on the PlayStation Store. SCEE's been pretty open about the challenges of bringing some of this content over in recent months, and so today its...
News Canned PS3 Exclusive Eight Days Was 'Jaw Dropping'
Early into the PlayStation 3's life, one of Studio London's in-development titles, Eight Days, looked like a life-line for the addled system
The game — which depicted a sensational desert shoot-out in its opening trailer — was cancelled in 2008. But developers that worked on the game have told Eurogamer that what was in development was "jaw...
Talking Point Does PlayStation Vita Have Nintendo Worried?
The portable gaming war is about to heat up
Very seldom do you see a company like Nintendo drop the price of its brand new console by $80 less than 6 months after release, but with sales of the system lagging over the past few months Nintendo's taken the drastic measure. On 27th July, Nintendo announced that 3DS will drop to $169.99 in North...
News Blockbuster Teases October 28th UK Release Date For PlayStation Vita
Oh Blockbuster, we've never wanted you to be more right about anything in your entire stained-carpeted existence
The UK leg of the video rental company is sending out fliers teasing an October 28th release date for the PlayStation Vita in Britain. The promotion was sent into IGN, and looks legit to us. Of course, the bigger issue stems from whether...
News Toy Story Content Heads To LittleBigPlanet 2 Next Week
You got a friend in me
Media Molecule's announced a batch of Toy Story content for LittleBigPlanet 2, set to go live on the PlayStation Store next week. The pack includes a level kit featuring nine new levels, a couple of new music tracks and a bunch of new materials, stickers and decorations. That will run you £4.79. A costume pack will also be...
News Take PlayStation Vita RAM Cut Rumours With A Pinch Of Salt
Despite what we reported yesterday, a Sony Japan representative has told Develop that there has been no cut to the PlayStation Vita's RAM
Previous rumours had suggested Sony had sliced the RAM in half in order to hit a competitive price-point for its new handheld, but that seems nothing more than baseless speculation at this point. A development...
News EA Would Rather Invest In Social Gaming Than 3D
EA's CEO John Riccitiello isn't hot on 3D gaming in the slightest
The company executive told shareholders overnight that it'd rather invest in social gaming than 3D technology at the moment. Frankly, we have not seen a big uptake for 3D gaming, he told Gamasutra. We havent seen a big uptake for 3D televisions in the home, at least not yet...
News Analysts: Nintendo 'Really Feel The Heat' From PlayStation Vita
We spent way too much time participating in NeoGAF's PlayStation Vita thread last night
The forum was debating Vita's chances now that Nintendo's hit the panic button and knocked nearly $100 of its 3DS device. The take-away from most posters was that the Vita was all of a sudden doomed. At E3, forum-goers revelled in the device's price. We were all...
News Samsung Signed Up To Manufacture PlayStation Vita's CPU
Sony and Samsung may be arch rivals in the TV business, but the consumer electronics giants have joined forces to bring the PlayStation Vita to market
According to Andriasang's translation of a Semiconductor Industry news report [a riveting read, we're sure - Ed], the Korean company will supply the chip for the Vita going forward. The site states...
News Resistance 3's Public Beta Kicks Off In August
Sony's announced that the public beta for Insomniac's hotly anticipated Resistance 3 will kick-off in August
There are a lot of regional differences, so bare with us while we flesh out the details. In North America, those that pre-ordered SOCOM 4 will get first-access to the beta on August 4th. They will be followed by European PlayStation Plus...
News 505 Games Hints At PlayStation Vita Release This Year
It's been a bizarre day for handheld systems
The Internet seems to have replaced all its goodwill for the PlayStation Vita — born out of an excellent E3 showing and fantastic price-point — for trepidation and concerns. The main take-away, as far as we understand it, is that the pressure is back on Sony now Nintendo's decided to dramatically drop...
News Insomniac Showcase Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One's Weapon Roster
Check it out
In the first of a new series of shorts, Insomniac Games has showcased Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One's weapon roster. The series is famous for its ingenious weapon gadgets, and based on the footage in this trailer All 4 One will be no different. Sony's promising more of these video shorts on the future, so it looks like All 4 One's...
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